Feeling a little cold this winter? We’ve got just the book to warm you up. Cozy up next to these Lucky Stars e-books, all pricing in at $1.99 throughout the month of December. Christmas is coming a little bit early this year. Remedy for Love by Bill Roorbach: When the “Storm of the Century” threatensContinue reading

Black Friday has passed. Cyber Monday is done. We’re in the thick of holiday shopping now. It’s officially the you’ll-never-find-a-parking-spot-at-the-mall time of year. But don’t fret. We know of a great gift idea: they’re rectangular, lightweight and full of fantastical worlds, heartfelt emotions and fascinating knowledge. Smaller than a bread box and larger than theContinue reading

Thirteen booksellers and Marilyn Dahl of Shelf Awareness shared first or worst jobs, but one of them is absolutely lying. Can you guess which one?   Emily Adams, Third Place Books Worst job (best scenery) Fish processing in Valdez, Alaska Summer of 1996 (for about 2 weeks) Age: 23 I slimed fish in a processing facility onContinue reading

Ed Tarkington’s upcoming novel, Only Love Can Break Your Heart, spins a tender, smart, suspenseful story full of the music of the 1970s and all the emotional searching of the era. The book’s title itself comes from a Neil Young song, and so, here is Ed’s playlist of five essential albums to go with OnlyContinue reading

For Earth Week, we’re getting down and dirty with Amy Stewart’s wonderful books about what grows and crawls, creeps and blooms in the world around us — which is alternately not as benign nor as quite as horrifying as you think. From the Ground Up: Amy Stewart had a simple dream. She yearned for aContinue reading

The one and only Lee Smith has written her one and only collection of non-fiction —  Dimestore, coming in March. And that seems like a good reason (there are so many good reasons!) to celebrate all things  Lee Smith this month. Enjoy Lee’s wonderful works of fiction — each includes a free preview of Dimestore —Continue reading